Academic term for the systematic study and written description of peoples and cultures. Often used in anthropology and sociology contexts.
See also: エスノグラフィー
He compiled an ethnography of the region.
Ethnographic research requires long-term fieldwork.
ethnography
Compound of 民族 (minzoku, 'ethnic group, people') and 誌 (shi, 'record, document'). The term is a calque from Western academic terminology.